Improvement in belts



L. AARONS.

Belt.

No. 222,434. Patented Dec. 9, 1879.

WITNE SSE s. INvENToR.

N,FETERS. PHOTO-UTMOGRAPNER. WASHINGTON. 5.!2A

'UNITED ISTATES, PATENT OEEIGE.

LEHMAN AARONS, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

IMPROVEIVIENT IN BELTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No; 222,434, dated December9, 1879 application filed July 15, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEHMAN AARoNs, of

Y Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee, and

in the State of Wisconsin, have invented an Improved Belt for Overcoatsor other Garments 3 and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making part of the same, in

` in the Way when unbuckled; and it consists in a belt composed of atube of cloth and an `inner strap of three sections, the central sectionof which shall be of elastic material.

A represents the tubular portion, Which'is to be attached to the garmentat a a and b; c c, the elastic portion or section of thestrap, `which issewed -into the portion Aat b. To I' this elastic portion or section Iattach the sec- `V tions B B of the strap, which sections protrudesufficiently for theattaohment of the buckles when the belt is not inuse; but when it is desired to buckle the belt around the body thesesections B B may be drawn out and made to meet.

Thus it will be seen that I provide a belt which will be always in ayconvenient position for buckling, and yet will not dangle behind or atthe sides when unbnckled, and, as the elastic section is alwaysconcealed, will have the appearance of the ordinary belt.

I am aware that the waist-strap of overalls has been made with elasticsections at its meeting-points; but such aconstruction is unsightly, asit leaves the elastic exposed, and such l do not Claim; but

What I do claim is- The combination, in a belt for overcoats and othergarments, of the outer tubular portion, A, and inner sectional portion,B B, the inner ends, c c, ot" which are elastic, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this26th day of May, 1879.

LE HMAN AARONS.

Witnesses:

E. H. BOTTUM, ELIAs A/iEoNs.

